Attachment for hair-drying machines



Aug 5, 19214. I 1,504,149

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To all whom it may concern:

I Be it known that I, LOUIS RUFrIo, a citizen of United States of America, residing at New York city, in the county of New York and State of New York, have in-- vented new and useful Improvements in Attachments for Hair-Drying Machines, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to an attachment 7 sides in the provision of a device including a hood adapted to be placed over the head of'a person, and means whereby air from a blower is introduced in the top of said hood for permitting the. equal distribution of air within the same. I

A further object ofthe invention is the provision of a device which is easily and quickly applied to the head of an individual and when so applied will greatly reduce the time'now required for drying the hair for a water wave.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the character mentioned, having a conduit of U-formation, one leg of which supports a hood capable of being placed on the head while a person is in a sitting posture.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a device which is extremely simple in construction, cheap to manufacture and easily applied, and with these and other objectsin view, the invention resides in certain novel construction,

combination and arran ementof parts, the essential features of w ich'are hereinafter fully described in the specification and pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure-l is a view in elevation showing the attachment in use. 7 v

Figure 2 is an enlarged view partly in section andpartly in elevation. v

The drying) machines now in use by'hair dressing esta lishments require the services of an attendant who must remain at the machine to hold the hose or nozzle, and see that the airis directed to various parts of the hair during the operation.

for coaction with a comfortably When drying for a water wave this operation requires some thirty minutes or more, during which time an attendant must eemain at the machine. 'It is therefore my invention to provide an attachment which will permit an attendant to leave the machine during the drying operation of one customer so that he mayattend to the hair of another customer. This will greatly increase. the value of an attendant for the reason that he is not compelled to wait until the hair of one customer is dried before he is able to attend another.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the numeral 5 designates an electrical blower of the usual construction, and 6 my attachment which in Figure 1 is shown connected with the blower.

The attachment 6 includes a conduit 7 which comprises a vertical section 8, 'a horizontal section 9, and a relatively short vertical section 10. Elbows 11 connect the horizontal section 9 with the sections 8 and 10, and as shown in the drawing the sec- .tions when assembled constitute a conduit of inserted 'U-formation. An attaching means 12 is provided on the section 8, and in the present instance is shown as an elbow 13 having its vertical leg secured to the section 8 and the horizontal leg capable of telescopic engagement with the spout 14 of the blower. The horizontal portionof the elbow 13 is provided with' a slot 13' in 14 carried by the spout 14 of the b ower for reventing lateral movement of the attacl im will be noted that by providing the conduit with a relativel short leg 10 the hood which is present y to be described is supported so as to permit the same to be "applied to the head of sitting posture.

A hood or container 15 of cap-like for- 100 a mation is carried by the section 10 and the same is made of any suitable flexible maa person while in a.

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terial. The lower periphery of the hood is provided with a resilient wire 16 so'as to fit about various sized heads, and-the said hood is preferably cut-away as at 17 for the ears and face. The top .of the hood is provided with a clamping ring 18 adapted to pass about-the sections 10,

and rests upon 'a flange 19 formed on the lower end of said section 10. It will be understood that by making the'hood detachable the same may be removed and washed for sanitary purposes. i kpertures 20 are provided in the lower periphery of the hood 15 for (permitting the escape of air from said hoo In order to adjust the short section 10 with respect to section 8, I construct section 9 of two parts 21 and 22 for telescopic engagement with each other. Means is also provided for securely holding the section in adjusted position and consists of a bolt 23 carried by the section 22 and slidable in a slot 24 in the member 21. The bolt 23 receives a thumb nut 25. By this arrangement various degrees of horizontal adjustment may be obtained should the same be desired for comfortably connecting the hood with the head of a person.

In operation, it will be seen that the air generated by the blower 5 will be lead to the top of the hood 15, where it enters the hood and is equally distributed therein.

While the attachment is primarily intended for drying the hair for a water wave it is to be understood that the same may be used for various other purposes, and that changes, alterations and modification as come within the claims may be resorted to when desired.

What is claimed as new is 1. In a means for introducing a drying medium to the head in the process of waving the hair, a hood formed to fit cap-like upon the head, and a conduit opening at one end of the hood and formed at its free end for connection with the nozzle of a blower, said conduit formed of a pair of adjustable parts.

2. In a means for introducing a drying medium to the head in the process of waving the hair, a hood formed to fit cap-like upon the head, and a conduit opening at one end of the hood and formed at its free end for connection with the nozzle of a blower, the said conduit being substantially of inverted U-formation so that one leg thereof serves to support the hood for connection with the head while the person is in a sitting posture.

3. An attachment for a blower comprising a conduit of relatively inverted U-formation, means on one end ofvsaid conduit for securing the same to the nozzle of said blower, and a flexible hood adapted to be placed over the head and secured to the other end of said conduit.

4. A device of the class described, the combination with a blower, a conduit of inverted U-formation, one leg of said condmt having means for attaching the same to the nozzle of said blower, the other leg of said conduit removably supporting a hood formed to fit cap-like upon the head.

. 5. An attachment for a blower comprising a hood of flexible material adaptedto be placed over the head and provided with a stiff marginal edge for clamping engagement with the head, a conduit, means on one end of said conduit for connection with the nozzle of the blower, the other end of said conduit having connection with the top of said hood whereby air is directed down ward therein upon the top of the head.

6. An attachment for a blower comprising a conduit including a pair of vertical legs, one of said legs adapted to be connected to a blower, the other of said legs supporting a hood for connection with the head of a person, and means connecting said legs for horizontally adjusting said hood.

7. An attachment for a blower comprising a conduit including a pair of vertical legs, one of said legs adapted to be connected, to a blower, the other of said legs supporting a hood for connection with the head of a person, and means connecting said legs for horizontally adjusting said hood, and means for permitting escape of air from said hood when the same is upon the head of a person.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

' LOUIS RUFFIO. 

